Commemorative .22 lr Winchester Ammunition

I had not seen these yet. Its nickel plated commemorative ammo from Winchester. Celebrating 200 years since Oliver F. Winchesters birth, these Limited Edition cartridges feature:

• 40 Grain, Plated Lead Round Nose
• Nickel-plated shellcases
• Specially designed "O.F.W." headstamps
• Vintage packaging w/the image, signature, & biography of the man that helped "Win the West"
• QTY:50 rounds per bx

 Here is the commemorative headstamp:

Winchester Razor Back XT

I mentioned this new product the other day on the Twitter Net and the Facebooks.... here is a great review of the new product in .308. It will also be available in .223. The .223 will use a 64 grain bullet with a muzzle velocity of 3020 fps.  The .308 load will use a 150 grain bullet with a velocity of 2810 fps. And yeah... apparently it does work:

Winchester Model 70

Bob Shell has a great look at the rifle which is chambered in the wonderful (and under rated/under utilized) 7mm-08.

New Winchester iPhone/iPod App

Winchester is going to be offering their ballistics software as an app. Its a pretty good system, and a great way to market their ammunition. Remington also does something similar, and I wish a lot more manufacturers would do the same.

Here is the press release:

Winchester gets it

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